Date:         Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:29:23 -0800
Reply-To:     markmcculley@EARTHLINK.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark McCulley <markmcculley@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
Comments: To: zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.COM>

> Now, that's very nice, but what about an
> exhausting information on
> your goody.  Because that web site is really
> only a few sentences
> long and really not much is told.  What about
> condensation.  A friend
> of mine thought he has a leak into his camper
> when he woke up in the
> morning and rivers were flowing down the
> windows...
> Tell us a lot please.
> Zoltan
>
There's tons of information in the archives on Propex heaters. You'll have to
look back a few years though as they haven't been consistently available.

I bought one of the first batch that was imported from England and I love it.
The condensation your friend talked about was from the people in the van, not
from the heater. I always crack a couple of windows before retiring for the
night, regardless of whether I'm using the heater. This cuts down greatly on
condensation.

You will need an aux battery if you want to run the heater overnight. And,
unless you insulate all the glass in your van the heater probably won't bring
the temperature up to where you can lounge around naked. Depends on the
outside temperature of course.

All in all, the Propex heater is the best accessory I've added to my
Westfalia.

Mark McCulley
Seattle WA